October 27, 2014
Published by Jeffrey Gurian at October 27, 2014

George Carlin Honored, Ardie Fuqua Talks About His Devastating Injuries, Jay Pharoah, Mel Brooks, Rick Newman, The Naked Show and More!

Jeffrey Gurian is a writer and comedian in New York who loves to Jump Around. Follow his regular column, right here, to find out what’s happening in comedy, and who Jeffrey Gurian ran into this week in and around New York. In today’s column, we get an update on what comedian Ardie Fuqua has been dealing with since he was in a terrible car crash with Tracy Morgan this summer, plus news from the George Carlin Way dedication ceremony, what's Rick Newman doing these days, and a Mel Brooks update.
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October 27, 2014
Published by Interrobang Staff at October 27, 2014

Michael Ian Black, Jim Norton, Kurt Metzger Part of @Midnight New York Line Up

Comedy Central's talk show game show @Midnight is coming to New York City for a weeks worth of episodes starting November 3, 2014 and will feature some great comedy names. Every night on @midnight three comedian guests join host Chris Hardwick to compete for points by coming up with hashtags, captions and answering questions about news and pop culture.
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October 27, 2014
Published by Interrobang Staff at October 27, 2014

New York Comedy Festival Lineup 2014

The New York Comedy Festival is coming to town and New York is ready, planning FIVE spectacular days, over ONE HUNDRED shows, nearly TWO HUNDRED performers. Stay tuned for our Editors Picks and more names to be added as the New York Comedy Festival approaches.
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October 20, 2014
Published by Jeffrey Gurian at October 20, 2014

Jerry Seinfeld Surprise Set at Gotham, Michael Che, Nate Bargatze’s Star Studded Comedy Central Taping, and How Michael Kaufman Feels About Bob Zmuda’s New Book

Jeffrey Gurian is a writer and comedian in New York who loves to Jump Around. Follow his regular column, right here, to find out what’s happening in comedy, and who Jeffrey Gurian ran into this week in and around New York. In today’s column, find out where Jerry Seinfeld did a surprise set, what Andy Kaufman's brother thinks about Bob Zmuda's new book, who was at Nate Bargatze's Comedy Central taping and Lisa Lampanelli's ephiphany! Visit Jeffrey’s website at comedymatterstv.com, where you can watch his interviews with everyone in comedy who matters!
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September 28, 2014
Published by Luis J Gomez at September 28, 2014

5 Funniest Comedians Who Could Have Had a Career in Martial Arts

Throughout my years performing stand up comedy and covering the sport of mixed martial arts I have noticed a few parallels between the two arts. For one, it takes balls. .000001% of the population has the testicular fortitude to step on stage to tell jokes or to get into a cage and stand across from a trained death machine and go to war. Also, for both it's really hard in the beginning. There is no money in either game and you suck at it. You are either bombing in front of shitty crowds or getting the shit beat out of you day in and day out in training. But you keep coming back all of the love of the sport. Comedians are super heroes with their words. Fearless, quick witted, and unrelentless. Mixed martial artists are modern day gladiators. Warriors who put their lives on the line every time they step into the cage. However, there are a few rare specimens that could kick ass on the mic and in the cage. Here is my list of the top 5 funniest comedians that could have possibly, maybe, but probably not had successful careers in mixed martial arts.
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August 26, 2014
Published by Bonnie McFarlane at August 26, 2014

Bonnie McFarlane Picks Five Male Comedians Women Actually Love

There persists an idea that women don’t love comedy as much as men do and it’s totally ridiculous. Most women I know love to laugh between botox appointments when their foreheads are malleable enough. The problem is navigating the comedy scene where misogyny breeds like the Ebola virus but without the incessant race to find a cure.
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August 25, 2014
Published by Amy Hawthorne at August 25, 2014

Top 5 Uncensored Comedy Underground Moments

If you watched the first season of “Comedy Underground with Dave Attell” you got a taste of live, raw, uncensored comedy in your living room. But if you think that’s as uncensored as comedy gets, you should check out the live Comedy Underground shows Attell has been putting on at The Village Underground during hiatus. Here are four great moments from the last two, that are definitely not ready for prime time.
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July 1, 2014
Published by Interrobang Staff at July 1, 2014

Who Is Jeffrey Gurian and Why Does Everyone in Comedy Know Him!?

Jeffrey Gurian is one of the most well known fixtures in the comedy world. You'll see him in clubs, at most comedy festivals, and at red carpets with a microphone in hand ready to interview his favorite comics. He's not a comedian (although he has performed stand up), and he doesn't work for a major television network. He isn't a super agent, or comedy club owner. Jeffrey isn't a 'power player' in the usual sense of the word. He hosts his interviews for his own self-produced YouTube Channel, Comedy Matters TV. So you might not expect him to be one of the most connected people in the world of comedy, and yet, he is.
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June 6, 2014
Published by Interrobang Staff at June 6, 2014

Comedy Central Half Hour Starts Tonight With Chris Distefano and Michael Che

Comedian Chris Distefano’s half our comedy special premiers as part of Comedy Central’s “Half Hour Series”. Distefano is the first comedian to appear on this season's series, and you can catch him on Comedy Central at 12:00 midnight, tonight. Immediately following Chris' half hour, you can catch Michael Che from 12:30 to 1am.
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May 15, 2014
Published by Mike Bocchetti at May 15, 2014

Mike Bocchetti’s New York Comedy Class of 1992

Every comedian has a class they belong to. It's the year they entered comedy. It's a defining year, and you never forget the other people who were in your "class." Comedian Mike Bocchetti was in the class of 1992. Since then he's gone on to appearances on the Howard Stern Show, the Jim Breuer Show and The Opie and Anthony Show on SiriusXM. He appeared on 2 seasons of NBC's Last Comic Standing and acted with Robert DeNiro in the feature film "The Family". Mike was also the announcer for the Artie Lange Show which aired on DirectTV and co-founded Blasted Films with comedian Ken Burmeister. This is his look at the class of 1992.
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